Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.

Trump FBI Director Kash Patel's confirmation was the result of a significant and long-term effort to get senators' support.

The only Republicans to break ranks and vote against Patel were Alaska's Lisa Murkowski and Maine's Susan Collins. Every Democrat voted against the confirmation.

The Senate will vote Thursday afternoon on the nomination of Kash Patel to serve as FBI director. A procedural vote was scheduled for 11 a.m. with the vote before the full Senate expected to come at 1 ...

President Trump’s nominee for FBI Director, Kash Patel, who has been widely branded as a conspiracy theorist, was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday. Two Republicans, Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan ...

The Republican-controlled Senate confirmed Kash Patel as FBI Director in a 51-49 vote Thursday, despite his obvious loyalty to ...

Kash Patel at a 2022 conference in Arizona. WASHINGTON — Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted against another of President Trump’s nominees: Kash Patel, who was nonetheless confirmed Thursday as FBI ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's choice to be FBI director. The final vote was 51-49.

Patel, a Trump loyalist, was confirmed despite fears he intends to purge the bureau he has been chosen to lead ...

The two Republicans who did not vote for Kash were Sens. Susan Collins (Main) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska). Collins announced that she would vote a 'no' for Kash Patel because the post should go to an ...

Kash Patel has been confirmed by the Senate today as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation with Senator Dick Durbin saying “I cannot imagine a worse choice".

The Senate confirmed Kash Patel to serve as director of the FBI, approving a key ally of President Trump to lead the bureau.